If you talking about best unit fights Alkabab are PL forces.They're going to increase Danab Special Forces I actually admire Danab they're more efficient when it comes to the fight against Al shabab.
At least Aidsthopians won't ever dare attack usThese would be located in puntland from what I recall correct?
PL isn't part of this The US is now going to seriously equip these forces with heavy weapons like they did with Afghan and Iraqi forcesThese would be located in puntland from what I recall correct?
i rather have these bases then falling into china debt traps and owning our infrastructureThe US wants to have a permanent presence in Somalia , since the Chinese encroachment in Africa threatens the US interests
We need to up our geopolitical game, use the CCP and Russian card as leverage to get Western support. Somalia should be 'the guy' in HOA region.i rather have these bases then falling into china debt traps and owning our infrastructure
Yeah its a lil annoying to see ties deepening though; the somali economy is already conducted in us dollars. Imo were in a stage where the world is going from unipolar to multipolar, and to see somalia fgs deepening ties with the sinking ship (i dont think itll sink this generation; the ship is the us) lacks foresight.The US wants to have a permanent presence in Somalia , since the Chinese encroachment in Africa threatens the US interests
The US is the world economy it'll never sink it might dip here and there but not to the extent of whats been saidYeah its a lil annoying to see ties deepening though; the somali economy is already conducted in us dollars. Imo were in a stage where the world is going from unipolar to multipolar, and to see somalia fgs deepening ties with the sinking ship (i dont think itll sink this generation; the ship is the us) lacks foresight.
At best its being done to "legitimize" somalia and keeping it out of un trusteeship status (not sure if this is real or propaganda) but this many power grabs in a row in such an unstable environment, what makes hsm so confident?